Sweet
γλυκύςStrong’s G1099glukus
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Glukus is the Greek word usually translated “fresh” and “sweet”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?”
Meaning
Usually translated “fresh” and “sweet”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fresh 2
- sweet 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 2
- Revelation 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- James 3:12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
- Revelation 10:9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
- Revelation 10:10And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Greek dictionary
γλυκύς glukus · sweet
γλυκύς, -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for מָתוֹק ;] Jas.3:11, 12; opposite to πικρόν, ἁλυκόν, Rev.10:9, 10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sweet” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SWEET, adjective
[Latin suavis.]
- Agreeable or grateful to the taste; as, sugar or honey is sweet
- Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; as a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
- Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice.
- Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; as a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion; a sweet form.
All definitions and other forms of “sweet”
- Fresh; not salt; as sweet water.
- Not sour; as sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
- Mild; soft; gentle.“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?” Job 38:31
- Mild; soft; kind; obliging; as sweet manners.
- Grateful; pleasing.
- Making soft or excellent music; as a sweet singer.
- Not stale; as sweet butter.
- Not turned; not sour; as sweet milk.
- Not putrescent or putrid; as, the meat is sweet
SWEET, noun
Something pleasing or grateful to the mind; as the sweets of domestic life.
- A sweet substance; particularly, any vegetable juice which is added to wines to improve them.
- A perfume.
- A word of endearment.
- Cane juice, melasses, or other sweet vegetable substance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.